Evaluation of Adrenal Function in Nonhospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis
Table 1
Demographic data and clinical characteristics of all patients, patients with normal adrenal function (group 1) and adrenal insufficiency (group 2).
All patients
Group 1 (Normal Adrenal Function)
Group 2 (Adrenal Insufficiency)
values for differences between group 1 and 2
Age
40.5 ± 12.4
40.53 ± 12.97
40.38 ± 11.84
0.963
Male sex (%)
74 (70.48%)
60 (67.4%)
14 (87.5%)
0.141
MELD score
18.19 ± 5.46
17.88 ± 5.38
19.94 ± 5.73
0.188
CTP score
8.70 ± 1.67
8.61 ± 1.69
9.25 ± 1.53
0.193
Total bilirubin (mg/dl)
3.49 ± 3.04
3.55 ± 3.22
3.15 ± 1.7
0.64
Albumin (mg/dl)
3.4 ± 0.61
3.45 ± 0.59
3.13 ± 0.68
0.095
Creatinine (mg/dl)
1.11 ± 0.65
1.1 ± 0.69
1.17 ± 0.25
0.099
INR
1.97 ± 0.94
1.88 ± 0.81
2.52 ± 1.35
0.032
Sodium (mEq/L)
137.06 ± 7.43
137.88 ± 7.16
132.5 ± 7.53
0.012
Hyponatremia (%)
32 (30.5%)
10 (62.5%)
22 (27.8%)
0.006
Potassium (mEq/L)
4.2 ± 0.54
4.15 ± 0.51
4.5 ± 0.59
0.045
Encephalopathy (%)
79 (75.2%)
70 (78.7%)
9 (56.3%)
0.067
Ascites (%)
34 (32.4%)
32 (36%)
2 (12.5%)
0.065
History of GIB (%)
55 (52.4%)
45 (50.6%)
10 (62.5%)
0.379
History of SBP (%)
46 (43.8%)
41 (46.1%)
5 (31.25%)
0.271
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation; MELD: model for end stage liver disease; CTP: Child-Turcotte-Pugh; INR: international normalized ratio; GIB: gastrointestinal bleeding; SBP: spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
